# Delete a Protected Disk Partition in Windows
## Metadata
**Status**:: #x
**Zettel**:: #zettel/literature
**Created**:: [[2023-03-09]]
**Topic**:: [[♯ Windows]]
## Synopsis
Start `diskpart` via <kbd>Win+R</kbd>.
Find and select the disk:
```
list disk
sel disk x
```
Find and select the partition:
```
list part
sel part y
```
Delete the partition with `OVERRIDE` flag
```
delete partition override
```